Scott A. Emerick

What U.S. Work Visa Do I Need to Hire a Cook?
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows employers to sponsor foreign nationals to perform temporary services in a “specialty occupation.” This typically requires an offer of employment in a job requiring at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent, in a...
What U.S. Work Visa Do I Need to Hire a Cook?
“I own a Restaurant and want to bring a Cook here on a Visa to work for us. What Visa is a good fit for this?” The most common visa for temporary workers is the H-1B visa. However, this visa category is usually reserved for highly skilled professionals in specialty...
Finding Foreign Workers for Your Tree Service Company
Tree Companies and H-2B Visas Tree companies often rely on seasonal workers to help with tasks such as planting, pruning, and removing trees. However, finding and hiring these workers can be a challenge, especially for companies located in the United States....
Areas of Practice
- Immigration Law
- Business and Family Immigration
- Asylum and Refugee Matters
- Removal Defense
Education
- Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California
- Juris Doctor – May, 2014
- Honors: Intramural Moot Court Competition, Finalist Oralist, Finalist Brief Writer
- Honors: Member, Moot Court Honors Program, 2012-2014
- University of California, Santa Barbara, California
- B.A. – June, 2011
- Honors: Recipient, College of Letters and Science Honors
- Major: History
Past Employment Positions
- Bolour / Carl Immigration Group, Law Clerk, 2013 – 2014
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Legal Extern to the Honorable Barry Russell, 2012
- Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, Legal Extern to the Honorable Michelle Williams Court, 2012
- Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California, CARES Volunteer, 2011 – 2012
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